title: How to make the most of village health promoters.
abstract: In a rural area of Bangladesh the methods used by village health promoters and the time available to them for their intended tasks were inadequate. Poverty and illiteracy in the community exacerbated their difficulties. Ways of tackling these problems are discussed below.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Damman, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Taha
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003150:Community Health Workers; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*